The Waukee Brief
Waukee is the fastest-growing large city in Iowa, and the jobs have grown with it: one of the state's biggest school districts, an Apple data center, an insurance headquarters campus, a busy city government, and a west-side wave of retail, restaurants, and entertainment. If you want live openings, the job boards are the place; if you want to understand who actually employs this town, start here.
One of Iowa's largest and fastest-growing districts, running two high schools (Waukee High and Waukee Northwest) and supporting roughly 2,600 staff across preschool through 12th grade. Teachers, support staff, coaches and operations make it one of the town's biggest employers. See our high school sports guide.
Apple operates a data center in Waukee, part of the tech investment that has followed the city's rapid growth in Dallas County.
One of the nation's larger privately held insurance brokerages built a headquarters campus in Waukee's Kettlestone development (opened 2018). Corporate, benefits and brokerage roles run from the Waukee campus.
The city itself is a significant employer, hiring across public works, police, parks and recreation, and administration. Openings are posted on the city's employment page, and recent listings have included roles like a Streets Superintendent. See our who represents you guide.
The employee-owned Iowa grocer runs a full store and a Fast & Fresh in Waukee, with steady openings from deli and pharmacy to management.
The big-box farm-and-outdoors retailer opened a Waukee store in 2020, adding a large slate of retail and distribution-style jobs on the west side.
Vibrant Music Hall (a Live Nation concert venue) and Fridley's Palms Theatres & IMAX anchor Waukee's Kettlestone entertainment district, with event, hospitality and food-service roles. See our events guide.
Beyond the headliners, big job counts come from healthcare clinics (MercyOne and others), senior-living communities (names like StoryPoint and Independence Village), and the restaurants and shops filling Kettlestone, Hickman Road, and the downtown Triangle.
Live listings change daily, but here is a real sample of roles recently posted for Waukee to show the range, from city government to grocery, banking, senior living, and restaurants:
Snapshot of listings aggregated for Waukee, Dallas County; roles fill and change daily, so treat this as a sample, not a live board. Where no salary is shown, the posting did not list a confirmed figure.
This page is the who's-who of employers plus a snapshot. For live job listings, the job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor) and each employer's own careers page are your fastest bet. We also round up notable local Now Hiring openings and new businesses setting up shop each week in the Brief.
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The Waukee Community School District (roughly 2,600 staff), Apple's data center, Holmes Murphy & Associates, the City of Waukee, and retailers and grocers like Hy-Vee and Fleet Farm, plus healthcare, senior living, restaurants, and entertainment venues.
The Waukee Community School District is one of the biggest, with around 2,600 staff across a two-high-school district. Apple, Holmes Murphy, the City, and large retailers are also among the largest. Exact rankings shift year to year.
Yes, a strong market in the fastest-growing large city in Iowa, across education, insurance and finance, healthcare, retail, restaurants and city government. Find live listings on Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and employers' careers pages.
Apple runs a data center here, and Holmes Murphy built a headquarters campus in Kettlestone. Fleet Farm, Hy-Vee, Fridley's Palms Theatres & IMAX, and Vibrant Music Hall are also in Waukee.
Yes, across public works, police, parks and recreation, and administration. City openings are posted on the City of Waukee employment page; recent listings have included a Streets Superintendent.